Question

A savvy shopper combines a 25% off coupon with the store’s existing 25% off sale. Ignoring sales tax, how much of the base price should the shopper expect to pay?

a.
75%
b.
56.25%
c.
50%
d.
43.75%

Answer 1

Answer: This is late but they can expect to pay b.)56.25%

Answer 2

Option B = 56.25% is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the base price be represented by = x

While using coupon, price becomes =
`(100-25)x=75`%

While using existing 25% off sales, price is same =
`(100-25)x=75`%

So, the shopkeeper will pay
`0.75*0.75=0.5625`

This becomes 56.25%

Hence, option B is the answer.